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Genetically Modified Peanuts Could Save LivesGenetically modified peanuts could eliminate the most common cause of fatal allergic reactions to food in the United States. Scientists have silenced two of the genes in peanuts responsible for the allergy. For years now, government scientists have been testing ordinary peanuts in the hope of ... |
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Drugs Reveal Another Possible Cause of AgingEarly but intriguing research on mice suggests a new mechanism of aging, and possibly a way to stall it. Drugs designed to target one aspect of aging also seem to help repair DNA damage and regulate gene activity, preventing them from going haywire with the stresses of time."In principle... |
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Key Molecule for Life Found in Habitable Region of the GalaxyA sugar molecule linked to the origin of life was discovered in a potentially habitable region of our galaxy. The molecule, called glycolaldehyde, was spotted in a large star-forming area of space around 26,000 light years from Earth in the less chaotic outer regions of the galaxy. This sugg... |
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When Intelligent and Natural Design CollideAlt title: Spotting Alien Handiwork Different Than Spotting God, Somewhat On a recent flight to California, I found myself looking at man-made structures in the Nevada desert and wondering: did I really know, in a scientifically valid way, that they were artificial? Or was I simply resorting t... |
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Give Thanks? Science Supersized Your Turkey DinnerYour corn is sweeter, your potatoes are starchier and your turkey is much, much bigger than the foods that sat on your grandparents' Thanksgiving dinner table. Most everything on your plate has undergone tremendous genetic change under the intense selective pressures of industrial farming... |
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Hubble Captures Images of Rare Mammoth StarsThe Hubble Space Telescope has revealed two of the most massive stars in our galaxy as never before. Located 7,500 light years away from Earth in the Carina Nebula, these stars are a rare type of ultra-hot, super-bright star that emits primarily ultraviolet radiation, giving them a blue hue. W... |
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